As part of our professional development offerings, the Instructional Tech Team at Sulphur Springs ISD provides a once a month training called Vision 21. The idea behind this training is to provide PD in what we believe are important 21st Century skills; such as; communication, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. But most importantly, we want the focus of our PD to be on student-centered instructional strategies.
While instructional technology is our role in the district, we have become very aware that integrating technology without first concentrating on strategies is counterproductive. We can teach how to use OneNote or our Online Office tools, but without strong student-centered teaching strategies, those programs just become banks for the digital worksheet. A look at our month's so far: September: Vocabulary Strategies October: Student Choice November: Summarization December: Student Voice January: Collaboration January: Vision 21 Recap January: Vision 21 for History Teachers February: Engaging Strategies for Review March: Playing Games in the Classroom What I believe is most important about these sessions is the modeling of strategies and time to reflect on how those strategies can be used in the classroom. These are NOT your typical sit-and-get PD sessions. They are tailored to the teachers who attend. The strategies that are chosen, are done so because they work well for any subject level or grade level. I am excited to share those sessions with you. Keep checking back, as I will link each blog post to the month where it belongs.
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